Meanings
alternative if there's grass on the field, play ball
- vulgarpotentially offensiveOnce someone has grown pubic hair or started puberty, they are old enough for sexual intercourse.
Synonyms: if there's grass on the wicket, let's play cricket
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbOnce someone has grown pubic hair or started puberty, they are old enough for sexual intercourse.
Cite this entry
if there's grass on the pitch, play ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20there's%20grass%20on%20the%20pitch%2C%20play%20ball
“if there's grass on the pitch, play ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20there's%20grass%20on%20the%20pitch%2C%20play%20ball. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if there's grass on the pitch, play ball,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20there's%20grass%20on%20the%20pitch%2C%20play%20ball.
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